Epiblema scudderiana explained
Epiblema scudderiana, the goldenrod gall moth, is a species of tortricid moth in the family Tortricidae. As their common name suggests, they do feed on and form galls on goldenrod stems. To overwinter the caterpillars line the inside of their galls with silk before going into diapause.[1]
The MONA or Hodges number for Epiblema scudderiana is 3186.
Further reading
- Book: Beadle . David. Leckie . Seabrooke. 2012. Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America. Virginia Museum of Natural History. 0547238487.
- Book: Covell . Charles V. Jr.. 2005. A Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America. Special Publication Number 12. Virginia Museum of Natural History. 1-884549-21-7.
- Book: Grote . Aug.R.. Robinson . C.T.. 1868. List of the Lepidoptera of North America. American Entomological Society.
- Heppner. J.B.. 2003. Lepidoptera of Florida. Part 1. Introduction and catalog. Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Areas. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. 17. 0066-8036. 2018-04-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20180423112356/http://freshfromflorida.s3.amazonaws.com/arthropods-of-florida-vol-17.pdf. 2018-04-23. dead.
- Book: Hodges . Ronald W.. 1983. Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico: Including Greenland. E.W. Classey and The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. 9780860960164.
- Pohl . Greg. Patterson . Bob. Pelham . Jonathan. 2016. Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. 10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287. free.
- Book: Powell . Jerry A.. Opler . Paul A.. 2009. Moths of Western North America. University of California Press. 9780520251977.
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Notes and References
- Williamson . Sam M. . Ingelson-Filpula . W. Aline . Hadj-Moussa . Hanane . Storey . Kenneth B. . Epigenetic underpinnings of freeze avoidance in the goldenrod gall moth, Epiblema scudderiana . Journal of Insect Physiology . October 2021 . 134 . 104298 . 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2021.104298.
